Differing Completion Rates of DIABETES Education on Patient Reported Outcomes

The goal of this clinical feasibility trial is to test the impact of differing completion rates of a face-to-face diabetes self-management education programme on patient-reported outcomes measuring self-care, diabetes distress and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes. The main question it aims to answer is: 1. What is the impact of differing completion rates of DSME programmes on ability to self-care (primary outcome), diabetes distress and health related quality of life in type 2 diabetes. Researchers will compare participants across four study groups (Group 1 will receive a full DSME programme, Group 2 will receive 60%, Group 3 will receive 10% and Group 4 will have delayed education) to see if patients who attend minimal aspects (10%) of diabetes self-management education programmes gain clinically significant improvements in ability to self-care compared to those who do not attend and if the nationally accepted 60 % completion rate is as effective as 100% completion. Participants will: * complete three validated patient reported outcome measures testing self care activities, diabetes distress and health related quality of life. * Attend structured diabetes self-management education of differing completion rates dependent on the group they have been allocated to. * repeat the same three patient reported outcome measures 2-4 months after intervention. For participants in group 4 this will be 3-4 months from baseline.